The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11

Mr.. Beecher will never know this earth agssr
az least not 70 mortal sense" said DR.. HAmmond
on els return from Brooklyn; "he recognizes no
one about him. and makes no responses Of any
kind TO questions addressed 70 him"
quietude?"
None whatever; 1t Is such a death as l would
IKE 20 suher, only less protracted: q blood yes
sci OF the brain has ruptured. This might have
resulted from any sudden eXertion, not neces-
sarily severe, If the blood vessel was already worn
ny years OF mental activity that had ceas-
lessly kept the minute and threadllke tissues OF
The cerebrellum plethoric with blood. It is true
mat the patient may recover II the attack is not
OF the seVerest kind, but not through any medt-
oanes that we can give him. Mr.. Beecher's case
Is not Inherent from mSry others / have been
called upon to diagnose. Nothing can
quiet, his head well elevated and
~ a room, when possible, where the temperature
u about 90 deg. and thoroughly ventilated. Mr.,
Beecher Is being nOurtshed solely by stimulates
which must be used with caution. / gave him
hypodermtcallv an injection of brandy. which
would have made q healthy man wildly i1toxi-
Gated but which produced no effect upon him"
DR.. ". Tod Helmuth, who was called in
consultation to Mr.. Beecher to-day, said on
his return to his home In the city:
When / reached Mr.. Beecher's bedside at half
past II o'clock he was entirely unconscious; his
breathing was stertorous and his face WAS puT-
pie. The pupils of his ewes failed to respond to
the light when the lids were lifted. His left
SI1b was COLnptebtlf paI1lYHeO. ana the ElRnb
side presented all the symptoms of cerebral apo
pIexy. Mr.. Beecher. it was plain at a glance,
was beyond human aid"
Did you make any effort to rouse him2"
AT my request his son called to him close to
his ear as loudly as possible, but there was not
the tatntest sign OF response. The touch Of a
spoon 10 his tongue failed to cause a spasmodic
attempt tie swallow. The only evidence of
strength the patient showed was in lifting his
right hand TO his face and brushing it, feebly. of
course as one asleep would do ia pain or when
annoyed"
Could anything be done to prolong his life?"
His physicians while l was present adminis-
tered nourishment hypodermically. Lite may
be somewhat PROLONGED, but that is all. When
l left the room IL was with the understanding
that ! would return only it sent for. / think
there will never be hope enough again to require
my presence. MIR. Beecher's career has been
that Of q very great man. 1t Is ended"
Henry Wand Beecher was born at Litchfeld,
Conn, on June "A. 1913. His father was Rev.
DIR, Lyman Beecher, who began life as a black
smith and rose to be the leader Of orthodoxy in
New England. Mr.. Beecher was graduated at
Amherst In 1881 after which he studied theology
al Lane Seminary and, 1897, became the pastor
Of a church at Lawrenceburg, He removed to
Indianapolis In 1889. In 1S47 he accepted q
call to Plymouth church, Brooklyn, henceforward
the center of a power which continues to in
ence modern Thought TO a very remarkable de-
gree. Mr.. Beecher's utterances, widely heard
from his own lips and read still more extern
stvely, may be said to hav" divided Protestant
Christendom into his admirers and detractors.
Before the civil war in the United States the
pastor of Plymouth church had become distin-
guished among the opponents OF slavery, an in
s~titution which he attacked whenever opportu-
nifty served and without regarding the advice Of
follow the example Of those teachers
who, while sharing his views On
the subject, kept them TO themselves. The ont
break of the war excited Beecher's patriotism to
red heat. Plymouth church equipped soldiers
to fight for the Union cause. When hostilit1es
were in progress Mr.: Beecher visited, Great Brit
ain as a representative Of the federal cause, and
made many public addresses i'll it's defense. His
oratorical gifts were at their best, ana he re-
turned after a campaign which was OF great
value to the cause he advocated, more immedt-
ately in the direction Of stimulating the zeal of
its friends than in diminishing the number Of
its enemies. Upon his return he resumed his
pastoral duties, aud continued in their exercise
since. The unhappy scandal with which his
name was associated publicly in 1874 and 1875
unQuestionably weakened him before the peo-
pie, but he maintained his place at the head Of
American preachers. No other divine than he
possessed the same coptous eloquence, the same
command over the emotions of his hearers, the
same ready wit and fascinating ease OF delivery.
His versatility was wonderful, his liberality Of
thought and sentiments not less extraordinary.
In Mr., Beecher the Union cause during its dark
est days found its most eloquent and influential
champion. His sermons and speeches IN de-
Tense OF the Union were models OF imprisoned,
logical, patriotic utterances He was Cor many
years editor of the Christian Union, a con-
trtbutor TO the periodical press, the author of
various books and perhaps the most popular
lecturer in the land. In addition to his sermons
he published -The Scar Papers, Lectures to
Young Men" Industry and Idleness," Life
Thoughts" THE Plymouth Collection of Hymns
and Tunes" Norwood" a novel. The Life of
Christ" tstili Incomplete, and Yale Lectures on
Preaching" His annual salary as pastor was
$4,000, and for one year-1ST4-it was doubled.
During his visit to England last year Mr..
Beecher received much attention, and ne
preached in many churches in London and
lectured in several cities. Mrs. Beecher accom-
panied him. Mr.. Beechers political adherence
was given, Rs a general thing, to the Republican
party. but he claimed and exercised the voters
right TO an independent Judgment on candidates
and questions. He was an advocate Of frea
trade. The wife of his youth survives him, His
children al useful positions.